U.S. Route 95 Alternate (Schurz–Fernley, Nevada)

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U.S. Route 95 Alternate

U.S. Route 95 Alternate (Schurz-Fernley, Nevada)
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length105 mi [1]  (169 km)
71.268 miles (114.695 km) independent of I-80 [2]
Existed1941–present
Major junctions
South endUS 95.svg US 95 in Schurz
Major intersections
North endI-80.svgUS 95.svg I-80  / US 95 in Trinity
Location
Country United States
State Nevada
Counties Mineral, Lyon, Churchill
Highway system
  • Nevada State Highway System

In the U.S. state of Nevada, U.S. Route 95 Alternate (US 95 Alt., sometimes referred to as US 95A) is an alternate route of U.S. Route 95 located in the western part of the state. It connects Schurz to Interstate 80 via the cities of Yerington and Fernley.

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The highway is one of three routes in Nevada that has existed as US 95 Alt.

Route description

The present US 95 Alt. begins at its junction with US 95 in Schurz and runs west to Yerington. From there, it runs north to Silver Springs (located at the junction with US 50 and Alternate US 50), then continues north to Fernley. Alternate US 95 is routed concurrently with Alternate US 50 from Silver Springs to Fernley.

View north from the south end of US 95 Alt. in Schurz 2015-04-29 15 44 13 View north from the south end of Alternate U.S. Route 95 in Schurz, Nevada.jpg
View north from the south end of US 95 Alt. in Schurz

Nevada’s official highway log lists the northern termination of the route at its junction with I-80 at Fernley. However, maps, including Nevada’s own official state maps, show the route continuing northeast along I-80 to its junction with mainline US 95 at exit 83. [3]

History

Dates are based on when changes appear on official Nevada state highway maps unless otherwise noted.

The present US 95 Alt. was commissioned in 1941. It ran from its current southern terminus at Schurz to the junction with US 40 and US 95 at Fernley. However, it was displayed on the official 1941 Nevada highway map as US 95, making it appear as if there were two different highways with the same number. The error was corrected on the 1942 map. Alternate US 95 replaced part of SR 3 between Schurz and Yerington; SR 2B from Yerington to present-day Fort Churchill Road, south of Silver Springs; and State Route 1B from Fort Churchill Road to Fernley.

A second US 95 Alt. was created in 1960 due a realignment of mainline US 95. Mainline US 95 was extended due north from Fallon to US 40 over the former SR 1A. The former route of US 95 via Fernley was renumbered as Alternate US 95. Strangely, this placed two different routes numbered as US 95 Alt. in the same area of Nevada with the two meeting at Fernley. This lasted until around 1978, when the route from Fallon to Fernley was renumbered as US 50 Alt., except for the easternmost nine miles (14 km); they had been concurrently numbered as US 50 and retained that number.

Major intersections

US 95 Alt/US 50 Alt southbound, overlooking Silver Springs and the junction of US 50 Silver Springs, Nevada from North.JPG
US 95 Alt/US 50 Alt southbound, overlooking Silver Springs and the junction of US 50

Note: Mileposts in Nevada reset at county lines; the start and end mileposts for each county are given in the county column. Mileposts are given only for those portions of Alternate US 95 not concurrent with Interstate 80.

CountyLocationmi [4] kmDestinationsNotes
Mineral
MI 0.00-10.68
Schurz 0.000.00US 95.svg US 95  Fallon, Hawthorne, Las Vegas
Lyon
LY 0.00-60.59
Yerington West plate.svg
Nevada 208.svg
SR 208 west (Main Street) Wellington, Minden
South plate.svg
Nevada 339.svg
SR 339 south (Nordyke Road) Mason, Wellington
Silver Springs To plate.svg
North plate.svg
Nevada 439.svg
To SR 439 north (USA Parkway) / Ramsey Weeks Cutoff Clark, Reno
US 50.svg US 50  Carson City, Fallon Southern end of US 50 Alt. concurrency
Fernley 58.3693.92West plate green.svg
Business Loop 80.svg
West plate.svg
Nevada 427.svg
I-80 BL west / SR 427 west Wadsworth, Reno
Southern end of I-80 Bus. concurrency
East plate.svg
Alt plate.svg
US 50.svg
East plate.svg
Nevada 828.svg
US 50 Alt. east / SR 828 east (Farm District Road) Fallon
Roundabout; northern end of US 50 Alt. concurrency; U.S. 50 Alt. east was former US 95 south/US 95 Alt. south
60.5997.51West plate blue.svg
I-80.svg
I-80 west / Truck Inn Way Reno
Northern end of I-80 Bus. concurrency; southern end of I-80 concurrency
Lyon to Churchill Fernley to Trinity US 95 Alt. overlaps with I-80 (exits 48 to 83)
Churchill Trinity East plate blue.svg
I-80.svg
US 95.svg I-80 east / US 95  Winnemucca, Elko, Salt Lake City, Fallon
Northern end of I-80 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

Notes

  1. United States Numbered Highways. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. 1989. p. 141. Archived from the original on March 20, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
  2. Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2008). "Nevada State Maintained Highways: Descriptions, Index and Maps" . Retrieved February 15, 2009.
  3. Google (August 28, 2016). "Overview of US 95 Alt" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  4. Nevada Department of Transportation (May 2008). "Maps of Milepost Location on Nevada's Federal and State Highway System by County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2009.

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